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On the Market: Rehabbed Fishtown home with secret garden for $920K

Meltem Birey has an eye for rehabbing Philadelphia properties.

The kitchen and dining room at 1132 Shackamaxon Street in Fishtown, which is on the market for $919,800.
The kitchen and dining room at 1132 Shackamaxon Street in Fishtown, which is on the market for $919,800.Read moreJaime Alvarez
    by Lauren Mennen, Philly.com
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On the Market profiles homes for sale in the Philadelphia region.

But she imagined the "gift box" to be a place where she could house her studio, a place where her dog could run freely in the garden, and a place she could call home.

"I redistributed the loads in order to achieve the 14-foot uninterrupted ceilings," she said. "When I first saw the space it had multiple rooms and a hallway."

Now the large open room serves as Birey's studio where she operates her business.

Renovating the outdoors was a whole other adventure.

She also planted a yellow magnolia tree – which is now 30-feet tall – that can be seen from the master bedroom.

One of her favorite additions is the outdoor bathroom, which is attached to the home and looks into the garden.

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